Other U.S. cities featured on the list,
which was released Monday, were Atlanta; Burlington, Vt.; Fort Collins, Colo.;
Champaign/Urbana, Ill.; Detroit; Kansas City, Mo.; Orlando, Fla.;
Minneapolis/St. Paul; and Sioux Falls, S.D.

"One of the most important
factors in naming our most amazing tech hubs is the presence, or at least the
emergence, of a tech and startup culture," said Dan Blacharski, Techie.com
editor-in-chief. "Without the culture, the meetups, and the fun places to
go in the city, tech startups just won't want to come."

Techie.com editors also considered other
factors, including the presence of incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces,
city and community support and available infrastructure, such as high-speed
Internet.

A Techie.com article highlighting the top 10
cities lauded Huntsville's Cumming Research Park, aerospace and
military technology companies, and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.

"But it's not all government and academia; Huntsville is rapidly emerging as
one of the best places in the South for small, emerging tech businesses,"
Blacharski said.

The piece also features quotes from BizTech Chief Executive Officer Gary
Tauss and Huntsville entrepreneur and Small Business Meetup Group creator
Brandon Kruse.

"For a great place to launch
a startup, entrepreneurs need look no further than Huntsville," Blacharski said.
"The entrepreneurial scene, and vibrant incubators like Biztech – along with
good old fashioned southern hospitality – has made Huntsville one of the
greatest laboratories for tech startups in the country."